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Muscle-Nerve-Immune Crosschats: Troika Theorization

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Human Blood Groups: Clinical Importance in Transfusion Medicine

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Part of the book: Hospital-Acquired Infections - Bridging Pathogen Challenges to Sustainable Healthcare Solutions [Working Title]

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Combined Hepatocholangiocarcinoma: Unresolved Points

Anna Rossetto, Vittorio Bresadola, Serena Pullini, Serena Battista, Aron Zompicchiatti and Alessandro Uzzau

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Perspective Chapter: The Role of Environments and Social Networks in Human Health

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Part of the book: Urban Environments and Human Health [Working Title]

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Spinal Fractures – Current Treatment Options and Perspectives

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Part of the book: Current Fracture Management - Techniques and Challenges [Working Title]

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Mechanism and Health Effects of Heavy Metal Toxicity in Humans

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Part of the book: Poisoning in the Modern World

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Epidemiology of Psychological Distress

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Part of the book: Mental Illnesses

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Plants Secondary Metabolites: The Key Drivers of the Pharmacological Actions of Medicinal Plants

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Part of the book: Herbal Medicine

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Antioxidant Compounds and Their Antioxidant Mechanism

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Part of the book: Antioxidants

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Floating Drug Delivery Systems for Eradication of Helicobacter pylori in Treatment of Peptic Ulcer Disease

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Part of the book: Trends in Helicobacter pylori Infection

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Forensic Age Estimation in Unaccompanied Minors and Young Living Adults

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Staying a Step Ahead of Cancer

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Part of the book: Recent Advances in Scoliosis

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Anatomy of the Gallbladder

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Interplay of Epigenetics with Gynecological Cancer

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